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Usulután Department
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Key facts
- Country
- El Salvador
- Seat
- Usulután
- Total
- 2,130.4 km (822.6 sq mi)
- Rank
- Ranked 1st
- Density
- 152.79/km (395.71/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( CST )
- Iso 3166 code
- SV-US
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- department of El Salvador
- Country
- El Salvador
- Located in
- El Salvador
- Capital
- Usulután
- Population
- 325494
- Area
- 2130
- Time zone
- UTC−06:00
- Shares border with
- San Miguel Department
- Image
- Cerca de Alegría, Volcán Usulután, El Salvador (12-2010) - panoramio.jpg
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- Commons category
- Usulután Department
- topic's main category
- Category:Usulután Department
- inception
- 1865-06-22
- language used
- Nawat
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Usulután Department
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Encyclopedic overview
Usulután ( Spanish pronunciation: [usuluˈtan]; from the Nawat language, meaning "city of the ocelots") is a department of El Salvador in the southeast of the country (Lenca region). The capital is Usulután.
Created on June 22, 1865, it is El Salvador's largest department. It has an area of 2,130 km (820 sq mi).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Usulután Department” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.